St. George Manitoba Tree Ring Chronology from 306 to 78 BP

NOAA NCEI archives a paleoclimatology dataset of tree-ring parameters from historical timbers in Manitoba, Canada. The data provides a time-series chronology covering the period from 306 to 78 calendar years before present. This study is part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and is classified as a Tree Ring dataset.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy data with known historical climate periods.
• Analyze growth patterns in the timber samples to identify periods of environmental stress or favorable conditions.
• Establish a dated chronology for archaeological timbers from the Manitoba region using cross-dating techniques.

Strengths

• Covers a 228-year time period (306 to 78 BP) for climate reconstruction.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 228-year window in the past.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single location (St. George, Manitoba).
• Sample size and replication statistics for the tree-ring series are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) / World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Data derived from dendrochronological analysis of historical timber samples.

Time Range

306 to 78 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Manitoba, Canada.